Kirundi
kurerwa
Word parts: ku-rerwa
koo-REH-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikurerwakoo-REH-rwahsoon
Englishto be held on lapsoon
Frenchêtre tenu sur les genoux, être élevésoon
Meaning
to be held on someone's lap, or to be raised and reared.
Good to know
related to kurera, the common word for raising children.
Examples
- Umwana ararerwa na nyogokuru.The child is being raised by his grandmother.
- Ntarerwa n'uwutamuzi.He isn't raised by someone who doesn't know him.
- Ese warerewe hehe wari mutoya?Where were you raised when you were young?
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